Incense burner



W. EVANS INCENSE BURNER April 10, 1928.

Filed May 19, 1927.

mm law/as Snow/W601 alumna 18.

Patented Apr. 10, 1928.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM EVANS, OF IPIEDMON T, CALIFORNIA.

tee-seas INCENSE BURNER.

Application filed May 19,

This invention relates to an incense burner, one of the objects being toprov de a means for supporting a tablet container above an ash tray, afeeding means be ng provided for removing incense tablets one at a timefrom the container and supporting the same for burning where the ash canfall directly into the tray. e

A further object is to prov de a simple and efficient means fordelivering the tablets, the parts of the structure being so assembled asto prevent accidentalseparation thereof while the burner is in use.

A further object is to provide a structure of this character which issimple and durable in construction and which presents an attractiveappearance.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appearas. thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and 1n the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings, the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device, the incense container beingremoved.

Figure 2 is a central vertical section on line 2-2, Figure 1, oneposition of the feeding slide being indicatedby broken hnes and aportion of the incense container and the tablets therein being shown bybroken lines.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3, Figure 2.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a trayof any suitable design in the center of which is arranged a shortstandard 2 supporting a longitudinally channeled guide 3 one end ofwhich is open as at 4: and overhangs a portion of the tray. The otherend of this guide has stop ears 5. A supporting lip 6 is formed integralwith the bottom of the guide at the open end 4: thereof and projectsoutwardly and downwardly beyond said end.

A top plate 7 bridges the guide member 3 directly above the standard 2and may be formed within downturned side flanges 8 soldered or otherwisesecured to the sides of the guide member 3 so that the parts are 1927.Serial No. 192,660.

held fixed relative to each other. This top plate has a tubular receiver9 extending upwardly therefrom preferably concentric with thelongitudinal axis of the standard 2, this tubular receiver beingsoldered or otherwise connected to the top plate 7.

Mounted within the guide 3 is a slide 10 in the form of an elongatedplate having depending side flanges 11 adapted to rest upon the bottomof the guide 3. One end of this guide has a depending transverse flange12 merging, at its lower end, in a curved tongue 13 constituting, ahandle. The other end of the slide has a depending flange 14 to which ishingedly connected a leaf 15 the free end of which is rounded andupturned as shown at 16 so as to provide a retaining flange or abutment.One or more openings 17 may be provided in this leaf to permit ash todrop therethrough and also to 1alhw air to circulate upwardly throughthe A cross pin 18 is mounted in the flanges 11 and is adapted, when theslide is moved in one direction, to come against the stop ears 5 asindicated by broken lines in Figure 2. Thus the sliding movement of thepart 10 will be stopped when the leaf 15 is brought to position directlyunder the tubular receiver or holder 9. The parts are also soproportioned that when the slide is at the other limit of its movement,as shown by full lines 2, the leaf 15 will be extended out-- wardlybeyond the guide 3 with the hinge end portion resting on the lip 6 sothat the leaf will thus be supported in an inclined position. v

1n practice a tubular container C preferably in the form of a glass vialcontaining a supply of superposed incense wafers \V is placed in aninverted position within the receiver or holder 9 so that the lowermostwafer will thus rest upon the slide 10. \Vhen it is desired to use oneof the wafers the slide is pulled from the full line position shown inFigure 2 to the broken line position shown in said figure. This willwithdraw the slide from under thewafers and bring the leaf 15 toposition thereon. Consequently the lowermost wafer, which is of athickness substantially equal to the distance from the top surface ofthe leaf ment of the slide 10 to the broken line posi-' tion will belimited by the pin 18 coming upon the leaf will swing downwardly to theinclined position shown in Figure Zandwith the wafer bearing against theupturned portion 16. The wafer can now be lighted and will burn slowly,the ash being shed from the leaf into the tray 1, some of the ashfalling through the: opening 17 While the remainder will fall over thesides of the leaf. It will be, noted that an annular shoulder 19 isprovided within the lower portion of t-hereceiver or holder 9 andconstitutes a seat for engagement by the end of the container C so thatthe same will be properly supported. a That is claimed is:

1. An incense burner including a tray, a guide supported thereabove, aholder opening downwardly into the guide, a slide mounted forreciprocation in the guide, a

leaf hingedly connected to the slide and movable into and out ofposition below the holder, and means for supporting the leaf in aninclined position beyond one end of the guide and above the tray whenthe slide is in one position.

2. An incense burner including a tray, a guide supported thereabove, atubular vial holder above and opening downwardly into the guide, a slidein the guide, a handle for actuating the slide, a leaf hingedlyconnected to and movable with the slide to position beneath the tubularholder to receive an article from the vial and to position beyond oneend of the guide to support said article above the tray, and means uponthe guide and cooperating with the leaf for holding said leaf in aninclined positio when extended beyond the guide. r

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myown, I have hereto afiixedmy signature.

WILLIAM EVANS.

